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1. When you install an application in Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode - where does it automatically creates a Windows 7 Start Menu Shortcut under?
Windows XP and Server 2003.
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.

2. How do you configure WSUS computer groups for defined updates?
Export and import it from another computer.
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome

3. How do you configure client computers to use a WSUS server as the source for Windows Update?
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool replaces the pkgmgr - PEImg - and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a mor
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Modify/Create a GPO

4. How can you use ImageX to apply a WIM Image directly to a VHD file?
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha

5. What has Windows 7 modified in searching?
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
Create a customized shell
Print services for unix can be configured to share out with the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and clients send print jobs to LPD using LPR (Line printer remote) client software.
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a

6. What does the MigApp.xml file do?
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.

7. What does windows cardspace do?
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Add an AD integrated zone
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.

8. What dows Windows Anytime Upgrade do?
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Use the route delete command.
No they are disabled
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.

9. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART

10. What do you do if the firewall is running on the remote PC?
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.
Use the net sh command to configure the proper ports for remote management.

11. How does Transparent Caching lead to improved end-user response times and decreased bandwidth consumption over the WAN links to the server?
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
If your computer is running slowly or isn't working properly - you can use System Restore to return your computer's system files and settings to an earlier point in time using a restore point. For more information about System Restore - see System Re
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.

12. What is Sysprep?
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.

13. How do you capture a computer's hard disk to a .WIM file?
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.

14. What is Aero Snap?
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
The first time a user opens a file in a shared folder - Windows 7 reads the file from the server and then stores it in a cache on the computer's hard disk drive. The second and subsequent times a user reads the same file - Windows 7 retrieves the cac
Windows 7 Ultimate.
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.

15. What does sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml?
L2TP uses IPSEC to encrypt VPN traffic - PKI is needed to issue certificates that are required by IPSEC.
DNS suffix search lists
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.

16. What is AppLocker?
IPSEC
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.

17. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
Yes
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.
Modify/Create a GPO

18. What does "Create System Repair Disk" option do?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.

19. Where is Reliability Monitor data kept?
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
It will display driver signing status
Windows 7 Professional.

20. What is the responsible person on a SOA records field?
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.
To display friendly labels to capture packet address headers.
WIndows Update Server
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

21. Why is PKi needed to encypt vpn traffic?
L2TP uses IPSEC to encrypt VPN traffic - PKI is needed to issue certificates that are required by IPSEC.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
IPV4 and IPV6
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.

22. How many bits are in the site subnet?
It improves performance
No they are disabled
SP3
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.

23. What are the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7?
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Use the route delete command.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
By running the Update Status summary report.

24. Can the Application Compatibility Kit can also search and report on the applications installed on a Windows 7 computer?
Yes
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
At the volume level - not the drive level.
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.

25. What is WPA-EAP?
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)

26. What drive is System protection is automatically setup on?
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
For the drive that Windows is installed on. System protection can only be turned on for drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system.
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.

27. What should you do if you receive warnings that your virtual memory is low?
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool replaces the pkgmgr - PEImg - and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a mor
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t

28. What are IPV6 host records in DNS?
They are AAAA records.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.

29. What does dnscmd /zoneadd primary do?
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
Adds a file based zone
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option

30. Where do you get the USMT?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer

31. What is the default Install image from a Windows 7 Setup DVD?
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using a computer certificate. This tunnel provides access to an intranet Domain Name System (DNS) server and domain controller - allowing the computer to download Group Policy objects and to request authenticatio

32. What does DISM /Get-Drivers do?
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Default Programs Control Panel applet
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers

33. What does Cipher /X do?
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)

34. How do you configure IPSEC?
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
Run slmgr.vbs -ato and then open up 3389 on windows firewall using netsh.
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.

35. How do you setup a remote site that resolves names even when there is no connectivity to the main site?
Deploy a secondary zone.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
No

36. What is BCD?
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
Boot Configuration Database - Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files provide a store that is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings. The objects and elements in the store effectively replace Boot.ini.

37. What account must be used to activate a DHCP server in active directory?
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
By using the dnscmd /zoneexport command.
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.
Enterprise Admins

38. EFS encrypt files will not be __________.
Sent across the network
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.

39. What is Bcdboot?
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
They are in the first 48 bits /48
DNS suffix search lists
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.

40. How do you configure DHCP to ignore clients on a particular subnet?
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.

41. What is terminal server network level authentication?
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
Windows 7 Professional.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.

42. What can you use the User State Migration Tools (USMT) for?
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new

43. You cannot delete an individual restore point - but you can either delete all restore points or all but the most recent restore point. Deleting restore points temporarily frees up disk space. As new restore points are created - disk space will be use
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
Send email notifications
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify

44. What does AppLocker allows you to generate default rules for?
Configure aging and scavenging.
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify

45. How should EFS files should be recovered?
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.

46. How does DirectAccess work?
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
Deploy a secondary zone.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
IPSEC

47. What does Parental Controls do?
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
Use the net sh command to configure the proper ports for remote management.

48. What does Microsoft Transform files (MST) do?
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
A CONFIG.XML file
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.

49. How do you make a Windows 7 Answer File used for unattended setup?
Cannot be in different domains
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.
Use the route delete command.
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).

50. What does Windows uses the index for?
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.